the haiku diaries


September 11, 2015 by Rachel Dickinson
September 11, 2015, 8:36 am
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Ev’ry year this date
makes me sad. The world sure changed
post-9/11.



September 11, 2013 by Rachel Dickinson
September 11, 2013, 7:43 am
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Looked at the date and
thought about changes big and
small since 9/11.



September 11, 2011 by Rachel Dickinson
September 11, 2012, 7:55 am
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It’s 9/11
remember coffee with Mom
watching it unfold.



September 11, 2011 by Rachel Dickinson
September 11, 2011, 1:41 am
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It’s 9/11
and all’s quiet on the home front
(she wrote, hopefully).



May 2, 2011 by Rachel Dickinson
May 2, 2011, 7:52 am
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9/11 brain —
Osama bin Laden — was
killed in Pakistan.



September 11, 2010 by Rachel Dickinson
September 11, 2010, 10:27 pm
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Always a sad day.
Memories of planes slamming
buildings, then sorrow.



September 11, 2009 by Jenna Schnuer
September 11, 2009, 8:24 am
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This day, rain feels best.
That day’s sun still confuses
me. That bright blue sky.



September 11, 2008 by Jenna Schnuer
September 11, 2008, 11:36 am
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Have you seen…?” flyers
papered the city — their hope
draining with each day.



September 11, 2008 by Jenna Schnuer
September 11, 2008, 11:35 am
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Rescue workers, in
their mustard Carhartts, refueled
on docked dinner boats.



September 11, 2008 by Jenna Schnuer
September 11, 2008, 11:21 am
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That night, nobody
knew what to do — people sat
at bars, quietly

I ate out with friends.
It felt awkward so we cooked
at home after that.

Slowly, the old girl
came back to life — a city
scarred but still vibrant.